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An OpenOffice and Firefox bundle
This application contains two pieces of software: the office suite OpenOffice, and the web browser Mozilla Firefox. OpenOffice is a superb alternative to Microsoft Office and Firefox is a fast alternative to Internet Explorer.
They are both 'open source', which means they are completely free to distribute, although distributors are allowed to charge for their production costs.
That said, £30 is still ridiculously expensive when compared to simply downloading the programs (OpenOffice and Mozilla Firefox).
Firefox is roughly a 5Mb download, while OpenOffice is 65Mb, which would add up to a four-and-a-half-hour download on a dial-up connection. On a 1p per minute price plan, these files would cost just over £2.50, and on broadband, nothing.
You do get a printed installation guide and a second CD that includes documentation, utilities and clip art but there's simply no justification for this kind of price hike.
Contact:
Phoenix Global 0870 240 4494
www.phoenixglobalsoftware.com
These are excellent applications but there's absolutely no point paying £30 for them
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